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Zero pad a number

Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042
python
"%08d" % 42
clojure
(defn pad
([x] (if (> 8 (.length (str x))) (pad (str 0 x)) (str x)))
)
(defn pad [x]
(format "%08d" x))
(format "%08d" 42)
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(42)->PadLeft(8, '0');
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,8:D8}", 42);
std::printf("%08d", 42);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0') << 42 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|08|") % 42 << std::endl;

Right Space pad a number

Given the number 1024 right pad it to 6 characters "1024  "
python
"%-6s" % 1024
str(1024).rjust(6)
'{0: <6}'.format(1024)
clojure
(let [s (str 1024)
l (count s)]
(str s (reduce str (repeat (- 6 l) " "))))
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(1024)->PadRight(6);
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,-6:D}", 1024);
std::printf("%-6d\n", 1024);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(6) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left << 1024 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|-6|") % 1024 << std::endl;

Format a decimal number

Format the number 7/8 as a decimal with 2 places: 0.88
python
"%.2f" % (7 / 8.0)
round(7./8., 2)
clojure
(format "%3.2f" (/ 7.0 8))
(* 0.01 (Math/round (* 100 (float (/ 7 8)))))
cpp
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,3:F2}", result);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", (7. / 8.));
std::printf("%3.2f\n", result);
std::ostringstream os;
os.width(3); os.fill('0'); os.setf(std::ios::fixed|std::ios::showpoint); os.precision(2);
os << result << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|3.2f|") % result << std::endl;

Left Space pad a number

Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters "        73"
python
"%10s" % 73
clojure
(let [s (str 73)
l (count s)]
(str (reduce str (repeat (- 10 l) " ")) s ))
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(73)->PadLeft(10);
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,10:D}", 73);
std::printf("%10d\n", 73);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(10) << std::setfill(' ') << 73 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|10|") % 73 << std::endl;